Northern Soul: Keep The Faith, 35 Years On
Since everybody else is doing it, I will publish my top 5 Northern Soul tracks of all time, to coincide with the 35th of the opening of . Apparently some of my former mates are right now trying to have an impromptu in a car park in Wigan!
UPDATE: Unitl 4am the webcam is live !
Its not as completely sad as being a retired Elvis lookalike, because while Elvis invented rock-n-roll we invented dancing all night using nothing stronger than Coca Cola, and that's still going!
Here are my top five tracks: I paid £7 for the record at the top of the list in 1976. But they are all on Youtube now, together with hundreds more.
1. Little Anthony & the Imperials:
2. Timi Yuro
3. Mel Britt
4. The Four Seasons
5. Del Capris
You can hear from track 3 that funk actually was rearing its head by this time. I am actually in one of these YouTube videos! A prize to anybody who can spot me: I need URL and timecode. It's gonna be harder than Spot The Ball. Closes 30 Sept 2008. Hit the comments button to try it.
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At 21st Sep 2008, guy evans wrote:i think you're in (the four seasons I'm Gonna Change) and though there's few other candidates in there (the guy in the red Fred perry at 1:08 or the guy in the dark top at 1:11 or even the lad in the white top at 2:26) my guess is you're the guy briefly visible dancing behind a lass doing spins at 2 minutes 39 - 40 seconds. ktf
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At 22nd Sep 2008, slopsinthematrix wrote:1.15mins.
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At 22nd Sep 2008, paulmason-newsnight wrote:Both wrong. And to my colleagues who have suggested this... no I do not have my shirt off!
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At 25th Sep 2008, Ricardo7191 wrote:Paul, you are in Four Seasons 'I'm gonna Change' and you are at 1:20-1:21
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At 30th Sep 2008, chrishunt62 wrote:Thanks for the link to my article on the history of the Wigan Casino - very nice to appear on the Newsnight blog!
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At 2nd Oct 2008, guy evans wrote:Since no-one's talking to you at the treasury (latest entry) you can let us know where you are on the vids above and what the amazing prize on offer is? Share options with HBOS perhaps?
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At 4th Oct 2008, groovySteveL wrote:Paul
Did you used to live in Leigh Nr Butts Bridge?
If so I cant recognise you on any of the vids, I see Vernon, Julie Bebb, Sandi Holt, so which one is you?
Steve
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At 4th Oct 2008, sparklewiganwarrior wrote:Are you from wigan paul??I detect those vowel sounds. Great to hear them on the Ö÷²¥´óÐã!
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